Applebee's Grill + Bar

Good food and good service. Real nice experience.

Well staffed, slightly expensive. I had the shrimp and parmesan sirloin. I ordered it with the bacon Mac and cheese, and garlic mashed potatoes, and also with crispy onion and mushroom.

There was plenty of onion, although they put the sauteed ones instead. They weren't very strong though so that was okay I guess. The mushrooms, however, there were only three thin slices smaller than a dime. Very disappointed by that, especially when the onion costs the same to add and there was loads of that.

The shrimp was good. The sauce they use for it is also good. The steak was a bit tougher than I expected, but it had a good flavor and was very close to medium rare. I ordered it medium so it was fine, very close, but you may want to order it a shade more done if you're a stickler or you don't want any rare at all showing.

The Mac and cheese with bacon wasn't worth the upcharge. It was pretty bland, very little cheese or bacon, and just kinda salty. The garlic mashed potatoes were good though, especially with that butter sauce that comes on the shrimp.

The waitress was very good, very attentive, especially for the crowd. No complains there.

I hadn't been to an Applebee's in years. The last time we had gone, our was late and the food was terrible! It had been at least 4 years since we've stepped foot in an Applebee's. We decided to give it another shot since this was the closest restaurant to our home. It was wonderful! The food was delicious with new options on the menu. We had the chicken and shrimp and the ribs they were delicious. They had drink specials, I will definitely be returning to Applebee's really soon for another date night!